Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter (born Bruno Schlesinger, September 15, 1876 – February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist and composer. Born in Berlin, he left Germany in 1933 to escape the Third Reich, settling finally in the United States in 1939. He worked closely with Gustav Mahler, whose music he helped to establish in the repertory, held major positions with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Deutsche Oper Berlin, among others, made recordings of historical and artistic significance, and is widely considered to be one of the great conductors of the 20th century.

Bruno Walter

WALTER Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (1954) - PASC735

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MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Studio recording, 1954
Total duration: 48:48

Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
conducted by Bruno Walter

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WALTER NBC Vol. 1: Bruckner, Mozart, Schubert, Tchaikovsky (1940) - PASC628

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MOZART Two Minuets
MOZART Three German Dances
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Total duration: 2hr 20:01
Live broadcast recordings, 1940

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Bruno Walter

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WALTER NBC Vol. 2: Brahms, Handel, Mozart (1940) - PASC636

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HANDEL Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 6
MOZART Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385, 'Haffner'
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Live broadcast recording, 1940
Total duration: 73:54

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Bruno Walter

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WALTER NBC Vol. 3: Brahms, Haydn, Mozart, Weber (1939) - PASC722

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MOZART Divertimento No. 15
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20
MOZART Symphony No. 40
WEBER Oberon - Overture
HAYDN Symphony No. 92 ‘Oxford’
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

Live broadcast recordings, 1939
Total duration: 2hr 37:06

Bruno Walter, piano
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Bruno Walter

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WALTER NBC Vol. 4: Beethoven, Berlioz, Corelli, Mason, R. Strauss (1939) - PASC742

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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
BERLIOZ The Damnation of Faust - excerpts
BERLIOZ Le Corsaire - Overture
CORELLI "Christmas" Concerto Grosso
MASON Suite After English Folk Songs
R. STRAUSS Tod und Verklärung

Live broadcast recordings, 1939
Total duration: 2hr 38:16

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Bruno Walter

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